John Barnabas Leith

Barney Leith

"He has been a member of the UK Bahá’í community’s elected national governing council since 1993 and has served as its Secretary and Secretary for External Affairs. He is currently the community’s principal diplomatic representative, with a focus on the human rights of the Bahá’ís in Iran and Egypt.

"He is a founder member of two national multi-faith bodies in the UK, both of which he currently chairs: the Religion and Belief Consultative Group on Equality, Diversity and Human Rights, and the Faith-Based Regeneration Network. He is a trustee of the Inter Faith Network for the UK and a founder-member of the Multi-Faith Group for Healthcare Chaplaincy. He represents the Bahá’í community on CLG’s Faith Communities Consultative Council

"He is also a member of the Attorney General’s Equality and Diversity Advisory Group and serves on the Crown Prosecution Service’s Community Accountability Forum."

His blog http://www.leithjb.net/blog

He writes: "I’ve been a Baha'i since I was 18 (in 1966) and my faith has shaped the whole of my adult life."
 * Member, Equality Bill Senior Stakeholder Group

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